fling

Definitions


[flɪŋ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- throw or hurl forcefully
(e.g: he picked up the debris and flung it away)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘go violently’): perhaps related to Old Norse flengja ‘flog’. The main verb sense is based on an earlier sense ‘reckless movement of the body’ and dates from the early 19th century


[flɪŋ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a short period of enjoyment or wild behaviour
(e.g: one final fling before a tranquil retirement)



Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘go violently’): perhaps related to Old Norse flengja ‘flog’. The main verb sense is based on an earlier sense ‘reckless movement of the body’ and dates from the early 19th century




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